Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Malayan civet

Cryptotis niausa compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Viverridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Viverra
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.